Multiple qubit platform: in this diagram, an STM tip coated with iron (top) operates the sensor spin qubit. Also shown…
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[embedded content] Earlier this year, the Institute of Physics (IOP), which publishes Physics World, launched a campaign to persuade journalists to…
This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features two pioneers in their fields. Margaret Gardel is a biophysicist who…
Recreational drug use has been prevalent in societies for centuries, and it continues to be a topic of interest and…
Tiny device: photograph of the microchip containing the Friedrich-Alexander University dielectric laser accelerator. A one cent euro coin is shown…
How it works: the noninvasive imaging technique combines acoustic radiation force and optical coherence tomography to produce 3D elastic wave…
Michael Riordan argues that if the US had followed a more conservative strategy when building the Superconducting Super Collider, the…
Reaching out: Brad Gibson at Thoresby Primary School in Hull. (Courtesy: University of Hull) Congratulations to University of Hull physicist…
Common trends: researchers at the University of Tokyo have used data taken by telescopes such as the Arecibo observatory in…
On a wire: the new quantum-computing protocol creates cubits from strings of trapped atoms. (Courtesy: Shutterstock/Evgenia-Fux) Quantum bits (qubits) based…
Photoacoustic images of the ulnar (left) and median (right) nerves from a pig recorded in vivo for the first time.…
A woman’s world The Mosuo community in south-western China has a matrilineal structure and many of its women hold positions…
Messenger from the dark side: Dark matter may interact with normal matter via a hypothetical particle known as a dark…
Precision frontier: the ATLAS experiment on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. (Courtesy: CERN) In a thorough review of proton…
WASHINGTON — Despite satellite malfunctions that are expected to lead to major insurance claims, the space insurance field is taking…
HELSINKI — China added to its series of Yunhai remote sensing satellites late Saturday with a launch from the Gobi…
This year, 2023, marks the half-way point to the 2030 deadline for achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Recent…
SAN FRANCISCO – As the annular solar eclipse drew widespread public attention, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration leaders gathered at…